Theresa May’s £1bn ‘magic money tree’ deal with the DUP – our favourite 20 responses
Say it with Theresa: “There is no magic money tree… except for the DUP…” pic.twitter.com/j5ikNnEinw #DUPCoalition
— Jeremy Corbyn for PM (@JeremyCorbyn4PM) June 26, 2017
Theresa May has agreed to spend another £1bn on Northern Ireland in exchange for the support of the DUP in propping up her minority government in Westminster. And doesn’t she look delighted about it?
Here’s our favourite 20 responses to the deal, beginning with the London Evening Standard, edited of course by May’s old mucker, George Osborne.
1.
And here's our second edition @EveningStandard ….. pic.twitter.com/Z2MRUISCDz
— George Osborne (@George_Osborne) June 26, 2017
2.
PM using money of people who disagree w her to pay people she disagrees with to support her in doing something she opposes #DUPCoalition
— Omid Djalili (@omid9) June 26, 2017
3.
Theresa May to a nurse who hasn't had a pay rise in 8yrs: "there's no magic money tree"
May to DUP: Here's £1.5 billion so I can keep my job— Fiona Rutherford (@Fi_Rutherford) June 26, 2017
4.
PICTURED: Government begins removal of any evidence of dinosaurs from the UK following deal with the DUP. pic.twitter.com/xdjkNAUsX6
— The DM Reporter (@DMReporter) June 26, 2017
5.
How to spend a billion pounds
❌Hospitals
❌Teachers
❌Police
❌Firefighters
✅A bribe to ensure the political support of just 10 people— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) June 26, 2017
6.
Imagine giving £1bn to 10 fundamentalists just so you can be the one to carry on telling the country we can't afford hospitals#DUPCoalition
— Dean Burnett (@garwboy) June 26, 2017
7.
Question: What does £1bn buy?
Answer: 10 votes and a tenuous grasp on power. #dupcoalition— Denis Skinner (@BolsoverBeast) June 26, 2017
